My blog post last week talked about our two daughters and their mending piles, and the fact that because I like sewing, obviously in their mind, I am the person to also do the mending! As I worked this week on finishing some more of the grand-children's projects, I decided that the fact that I am a "finisher" is also being played upon!!!
Having things unfinished around me really does aggravate me. If there's something to be done, I like to tackle it and get it off my list! I do admit that tucked away in a drawer where I can't see them, there are a couple of projects that do need some attention, but "out of sight, out of mind" and I can cope with that!
So what DO you do with long stitch and cross stitch kits when they are completed? Wall-hangings are good, but there's a limit to how many you can display. Grandson number one had no particular ideas in mind, so it was largely up to me to decide what to do with his. I like 'practical' so this bright little clown was made into a tote bag:
The whale long-stitch I made into a zippered pouch. It's a good size so should be very useful:
Grandson number two had a specific request. He wanted his crayon cross-stitch made into a little pillow:
Grand-daughter number one wanted a new pencil case, long enough to fit in her ruler. She was quite definite in what she wanted - purple with a cute little owl on the front!
They all seemed happy with the products when I gave them out yesterday!
School starts again this week, the holidays are over, and now I am hoping for some sort of 'back to normal' as the functional year begins. I have heaps of projects swimming around in my head, some are on paper, others are already on fabric. I am excited and eager to get started on my new designs.
First I needed to deal with one of the projects I completed late last year, so this one was wrapped up and sent off to my quilter:
I am very fond of the black backgrounds that are appearing in some of the new fabric ranges. Contrary to expectations of sombre and dark, I find that the black serves to highlight the other beautiful colours with a much greater intensity and there is a brightness and lightness in the design that is quite unexpected.
So another item is ticked off my "to do" list and I'm off to work on the next one!
Happy stitching!
Val